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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 碌碌无为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
碌碌无为 lù lù wú wéi - unaccomplished
- mediocre
- feckless

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 31,740 49,487 29,725

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
liù- used in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]
- Taiwan pr. [lu4]
- (bound form used in 忙碌[mang2 lu4], 勞碌|劳碌[lao2 lu4], 庸碌[yong1 lu4] etc)
liù- variant of 碌[liu4]
liù- used in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]
- Taiwan pr. [lu4]
- (bound form used in 忙碌[mang2 lu4], 勞碌|劳碌[lao2 lu4], 庸碌[yong1 lu4] etc)
liù- variant of 碌[liu4]
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]

Other Words Containing 碌碌无为

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
碌碌无为 - - 31,740 49,487 29,725